Nature’s Picasso - Designing with Indoor Floor Plants
Indoor plants are going to thrive best when the temperatures are that of what your body likes. When your plants are cold they are going to die off, or they are going to grow slowly. There are plants that love the heat, and there are plants that do well in the shade and in the cold. Research the plants you want to purchase, to make sure they are going to fit what environment you live in, and work in. Find plants that will thrive and you will have find enjoyment in all that you see and do around your plants.
What you might not realize is that plants can be burned from the heat of the sun, burnt from the whipping of the wind, and they can freeze from the cold air. So, if you have indoor plants that you leave outdoors you should think of them just as you would your skin, for their protection and ultimate life span.
Fresh air is a quality that plants are going to add to your home, but at the same time, fresh air for the plants is something that indoor plants love to grow more and to produce additional leaves. If you were to put a plant in the middle of a smoke filled home, it is not going to thrive as it would in a home that was never on fire. Think about these topics when you are finding places for your plants in your home, apartment or in your life.
Large floor plants are wonderful for filling in all types of areas in your home but not the palm called - Majesty palm. Do you have a wall or a corner that just looks really bare? Think about adding a tall floor plant that is going to fill in that space. You don” ””””””””t need a shelf and you don” ””””””””t need a nail, but you are going to fill in that space, and add color to the room at the same time.
To keep your floor plants living to their longest life span, you will want to consider temperatures of the area where you are placing the plant. When placing a plant near the radiator, you will find that the leaves are often times going to die off quickly because the radiator gives off high amounts of heat, more than the plant needs or can absorb. When you have hot air heat, avoid placing a floor plant near the register where the hot air will come up and burn off the leaves as well.
The same thought process is going to be important when you are considering putting your floor plants near areas where the air conditioning is going to come on. Air conditioning can come from window units, from registers in the ceiling and from registers in the floor or wall so you want to know where the cold air is going to hit if you are placing your plant near the air conditioning sources.
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